You are right Kamal..sivamani has been working with IR , before the advent of ARR as a stand alone MD.
Sivamani's father had worked with MSV On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 2:02 PM, Kamal Aakarsh Vishnubhotla < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi! > > I am not trying to stir a controversy here abut i am just bring out my > natural reaction, as an observation. > > Was it really Rahman who brought Sivamani into films? i doubt so. I think > it was SPB. or KVM. or even Ilaiyaraaja. Although he mentioned the former > two names, i am surprised Sivamani forgot to mention ilaiyaraaja there. > afterall, Sivamani was with IR. it is not sure who brough Sivamani into > films, i think it could be SPB. Sivamani infact acted as a negro drummer in > a Telugu film, way back in early 80s, for which SPB composed music. So it > could be SPB. > > It would been appropriate if he had credited Rahman for market-visibility, > rather than just entry into films. > > > Regards > *Kamal Aakarsh Vishnubhotla.* > ** > *http://kamal-aakarsh.blogspot.com * > > > > --- On *Wed, 8/20/08, aneeshksasi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* wrote: > > From: aneeshksasi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [arr] The rhythm of Shivamani's life > To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com > Date: Wednesday, August 20, 2008, 12:17 PM > > > Hai all, > > "Rahman brought me to films : I remember it was a rainy evening, with > Dilip (A R Rahman) and I sipping coffee. We were at his studio and I > started playing on the spiral drums. All of a sudden, he said: `why > don't you work with me?' Everything happened so fast that my > first recording for Roja was completed without my being aware of it. > Dilip just switched on the recording machine while I played.I feel proud > of myself : I have worked with Zakir Hussain, Louis Banks, Karl Peters, > Shankar Mahadevan, Andrew Lloyd Webber, James Asher and Steven Segal. I > have even formed a band called Silk. But if I am really close to anyone, > it is S P Balasubramaniam, who is my godfather; Louis Banks; and A R > Rahman, a childhood friend and my composer in Roja, Rangeela, Taal and > Lagaan." > > http://timesofindia .indiatimes. com/articleshow/ > 73245.cms<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/73245.cms> > > > > -- regards, Vithur ARR -- The Sweet Cube always
